Shutdown caps Trump’s contentious first year in office

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President Trump’s first year in office came to an end in much the same way it began: marred by uncertainty and chaos inside the White House, as Washington stood paralyzed wondering what comes next.

This time, however, it was not the prospect of a reality TV star taking control of the engines of power that frightened the nation’s capital on the eve of Jan. 20. It was the prospect of those engines screeching to a halt when the federal government partially shut down on the one-year anniversary of Trump taking the oath of office.

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